Deborah Stratman
Deborah Stratman is a Chicago-based artist and filmmaker interested in landscapes and systems. Her films, rather than telling stories, pose a series of problems – and through their at times ambiguous nature, allow for a complicated reading of the questions being asked. Much of her work points to the relationships between physical environments and the very human struggles for power and control that are played out on the land. Most recently, they have questioned elemental historical narratives about faith, freedom, sonic subterfuge, expansionism and the paranormal. Stratman works in multiple mediums, including sculpture, photography, drawing and audio. She has exhibited internationally at venues including the Whitney Biennial, MoMA NY, the Pompidou, Hammer Museum, Witte de With, Walker Art Center, Yerba Buena Center, and has done site-specific projects with the Center for Land Use Interpretation, Temporary Services, Mercer Union (Toronto), Blaffer Gallery (Houston), Klondike Institute of Art & Culture (Yukon) and Ballroom Gallery (Marfa). Stratman’s films have been featured at numerous international festivals including Sundance, the Viennale, Full Frame, Ann Arbor, Oberhausen and Rotterdam. She is the recipient of Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships, a Creative Capital award, and she currently teaches at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
January 1, 1967Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
Washington, USACrew credits
Laika
DirectorVever (For Barbara)
Producer, Sound, Director, EditorDeborah Stratman to Nancy Holt: For the Time Being
Director, Cinematography, Editor, MusicOtherhood
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound DesignerO'er the Land
Director, ScreenplayIn Order Not to Be Here
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound DesignerLos Angeles Plays Itself
Director of PhotographyKings of the Sky
DirectorFrom Hetty to Nancy
DirectorSecond Sighted
Director, EditorThese Blazeing Starrs!
DirectorThe Magician's House
DirectorThe BLVD
Director, Writer, Cinematography, EditorThe Illinois Parables
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Sound DesignerLast Things
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor